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Old 04-30-2018, 11:00 PM   #1
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Darth Talon Value? Thinking about selling

So a long time a go in a galaxy far far away, I acquired a Darth Talon, and while I still love the statue a lot, I'm actually considering selling.

Crazy I am, maybe but there is a new series I'm interested in collecting and I need the money.

However, there is a hitch, I was really green when I collected Darth Talon and did not take into consideration how fragile her hand is.

Unfortunately, I broke her finger and super glued it back on the figure, which really doesn't bother me that much because she still looks amazing.

I know, that must lower the value, but I'm not sure exactly how much. I have seen the same Darth Talon, figure mint going for 800 dollars on Ebay. I'm wondering if it's worth it to list Darth Talon on Ebay and if I do, what is fair asking price?
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Old 05-01-2018, 04:40 AM   #2
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I think the question you need to ask yourself is what is the minimum you would take for the statue in the current condition.

To give you an idea of cost you can probably get the hand fixed for fairly cheap. I had sent three different items in because of breakages and cracks. All together the work done set me back $60 minus shipping to and from the person doing the work. All told with shipping I paid around $100 for three items.

1-One base with a small chip, fixed and painted
2-One hand with a clean finger break, fixed and painted
3-One mini bust with a clean break through the base, fixed with new rod and painted

-BTW that is an awesome statue.
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Old 05-01-2018, 07:15 PM   #3
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Thank for replying, at least that gave me some insight.
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Old 05-01-2018, 07:19 PM   #4
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It will limit the number of interested buyers. I, personally, would never buy a damaged statue. And shipping it to/from someone to repair it is just too risky for me. Could come back with more damage than it was sent with.

But there are people who can repair statues and would take advantage of a "discount" and repair it.
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Old 05-01-2018, 10:50 PM   #5
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Well, I did figure that would be a problem, that's why I was hoping to find out roughly, what kind of mark down would be fair?

I don't want to ask too much, but asking too little and there is no point in selling really, especially since I do like the statue.

If it were your statue, what price would you be ask for?
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